The photograph below shows James Whythe (seated) – coachman to Mr. E.J.Wythes of Copped Hall. James Whythe had been the coachman to E.J.Wythes grandfather – George Wythes of Bickley Park (1811-1883) who had made his fortune as a railway contractor. The similarity of the names is amusing. Many members of the Whythe’s family were employed by the Wythes family. At least one of James Whythes’s sons worked as a chauffeur to Mr. E.J.Wythes.

It is interesting to note that the funeral of James Whythe in 1931 was attended by Mr. and Mrs. E.J.Wythes and all the senior estate staff from Copped Hall and that wreaths were sent by the three daughters and neice of E.J. Wythes. This shows their affection for James Whythe who had served the Wythes’ family all his life.